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General News of Wednesday, 8 February 2017

Source: abusuafmonline.com

The era of rice and sugar politics is over - Bawumia tells Tijaniyya Council

Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia with members of Tijaniyya Council Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia with members of Tijaniyya Council

Vice President of Ghana, Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia has told a powerful delegation of Tijaniyya Council in Ghana the era of rice and sugar politics in Ghana is over.

The Vice President also adds, President Akufo Addo will not discriminate against Muslims in the distribution of national resources.

Alhaji Dr. Mahamudu Bawumia made the observations while addressing Members of the Tijaniyya Muslim Council of Ghana at the Jubilee House.

Members of the Tijaniyya Muslim Council of Ghana paid a courtesy call on the Vice President, Alhaji Dr Mahamudu Bawumia.

The delegation, led by Sheikh Khalifa Abul Faidi Ahmed Maikano, Spiritual leader of the Tijaniyya Council in Ghana, was at the Jubilee House to congratulate Dr Bawumia on his election as Vice President of Ghana and to reinforce their commitment to helping the NPP regime develop the nation.

“The appointment of a Minister for Inner City and Zongo Development is to ensure the uniform upliftment of the various Zongos in Ghana”, Dr Bawumia said.

Dr Bawumia recalled with thanks during the 2016 election campaign he reached out to the Tijaniyya Muslim Council to supplicate on behalf of Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and NPP to Allah for victory in the 2016 elections, which duly came to pass.

He pledged that the Akufo-Addo government will not discriminate in sharing the national cake, and also ensure that the marginalized in society will benefit with the creation of jobs to meet their skill sets.

Sheikh Maikano emphasized that the change in regime should lead to a positive change in all spheres of national life.

He also pledged the Tijaniyya Muslim Council’s readiness to help the Nana Akufo-Addo government to achieve its vision of accelerated development.